Where Does Your State Rank? Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Releases its FY 2017 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book

Today, the FTC issued its National Do Not Call Registry Data book for Fiscal Year 2017 (October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017).

The National Do Not Call Registry Data Book contains statistical data about phone numbers on the Registry, telemarketers and sellers accessing phone numbers on the Registry, and complaints consumers submit to the FTC about telemarketers allegedly violating the Do Not Call rules. Statistical data on Do Not Call (DNC) complaints is based on unverified complaints reported by consumers, not on a consumer survey. This year’s Data Book has been redesigned to provide more information on robocall complaints, new information about the types of calls consumers reported to the FTC, and includes a complete state-by-state analysis. In addition, the FTC has developed a mini site on its website to make the information in the FY 2017 Data Book more accessible for the public, such as providing a webpage for each state. For the first time, the data behind the report will be available in (.csv) data files. Leading the number of complaints per 100,000 in population was New Jersey, with Puerto Rico in last place.

Here are some statistics from our firm’s geographic footprint states (rankings are based on complaints per 100,000 population).

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